What is Hope House?

• April 24th, 2008

Hope House Foundation provides individualized supported living services for and with adults with developmental disabilities in their own homes or apartments. Currently, they serve more than 130 people living in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Hope House is known as an innovator and leader in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. In fact, study tours from the United Kingdom make Hope House one of only three stops when visiting residential service providers in the United States. In 2008, Hope House Foundation received the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) national award for full community inclusion.

Much of Hope House’s renown can be attributed to its Executive Director, Lynne Seagle. Lynne is a sought-after consultant both nationally and internationally. And in 1999, she was awarded a Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation Leadership Award for her work on behalf of people with disabilities. Previous recipients of this award have included B.F. Skinner and Mother Teresa.

For more information, please visit the Hope House Foundation website at www.hope-house.org.